The process of coping with the Covid-2019 epidemic kicked off at an emergency session chaired by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac on January 30, the first working day after Tet holiday.

Vu Ngoc Tam, a young Vietnamese professor working at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, has been honoured as a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship recipient.

Vietnam is not only a pioneer in experimenting with 5G, but also aims to be a manufacturer of 5G telecom devices that could be launched on the market as early as this year.

Vietnamese scientists will trial a drug that has long been used to treat people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, as a possible therapy against the novel coronavirus, which has killed over 1,000 people in China.

Both Viettel and Vingroup have stated they will commercialize 5G telecom devices by 2020.

Netflix is the most popular movie and TV show service in the world today. Subscribers have to pay a monthly fee to be able to access its films.

Gene analysis is the use of DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) in the cells of human body to identify genetic factors such as physical conditions and disease risk in each person.

Implementing the Minister of Information and Communications' call to combat against nCoV, many enterprises and organizationsare making use of their technology strength to effectively cooperate with health organizations in the nation.

Cyberbullying has been developing along with the growth of the internet. Abusive comments and personal insults are the major forms of cyberbullying.

With great achievements in the field of biomedical engineering, Prof Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep has been recognized by ASEAN Scientist as one of the 100 leading Asian scientists in 2019.

Viettel has become the 6th company in the world to manufacture 5G devices, and Vietnam is among the first countries in the world mastering the modern technology.

The saying ‘even beggars in China also have QR Code’ shows the great impact WeChat has in China. Grab, Zalo, Go-Viet, be and Now are also struggling to become the super-app with similar level of influence in Vietnam.

Vietnam strives to have at least 100,000 digital technology firms by 2030. It is expected that the digital economy would make up 30 percent of GDP by that time.

Vietnamese-made social networks are struggling to regain the Vietnamese advertising market from giants Facebook and YouTube.

Many years ago, programmers cherished the ambition of creating purely Vietnamese games for Vietnamese people, and also bringing them to the world.

Microalgae are being used as materials to reduce environmental pollution and create new-generation biofuels.

Vietnam’s banks started replacing magnetic cards with chip cards some years ago, but the process has been going slowly.

The others are just companies following traditional business models with a bit of innovation.

The government decree on non-cash payment, once promulgated, will pave the way for mobile money to develop in Vietnam.

Preparation for 5G, MNP (mobile number portability) and elimination of ‘trash’ simcards were the most noteworthy events in 2019.